2023-2024 Iowa STEM Scale-Up
Educator Applications Are Now Open
We are excited to announce that through a rigorous selection process, the Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council has selected 13 high-quality STEM programs to scale in Iowa for the 2023 - 2024 academic year! Applications are now open.
What is the Iowa STEM Scale-Up Program?
Since 2012, the STEM Council has partnered with some of the most successful STEM education programs that have reached up to 100,000 young Iowa learners each year, engaging them in exemplary STEM curricula across the state. Thousands of educators in and out of schools across Iowa have delivered exciting units in robotics, coding, engineering design, agriculture, animal science, and more.
Who can apply?
PreK-12 cross-curricular educators, both in and out of the classroom, are eligible to apply so long as they have undergone a criminal background check as a requirement of employment. Eligible applicant(s) include public and private school PreK-12 teachers, youth organization leaders, informal education professionals, home school associations, and others who deliver STEM education programming. Every applicant must secure the commitment and signature of the institution’s lead administrator(s).
2023-2024 Timeline
- January 9, 2023: Educator application opens
- February 28, 2023, 6:00 PM Central Standard Time: Educator application submission deadline
- March – April 2023: Review period
- April 7, 2023: Awardees notified
- May 2023: Program providers introduced to awarded educators to begin planning
- Summer 2023: Training and professional development in preparation for program implementation during the 2021-2022 academic year
- July 1, 2023 – May 31, 2024: Implementation
Click on the links below to find out more about each of the programs on this year's STEM Scale Up Menu!
➡️ Codelicious (K-6)
➡️ Daily Math Fluency Centers (K-5)
➡️ Discover Drones (7-12)
➡️ Innovate-IT (9-12)
➡️ Ioponics (PK-12)
➡️ Iowa Leadership in Engineering Design (K-12)
➡️ Positive Physics and Chemistry (8-12)
➡️ Python for the BBS micro:bit (6-12)
➡️ STEM Cart: K-12+ STEM Solution (K-12)
➡️ STEM Innovator (6-12)
➡️ Storytime STEM-packs: STEM + Computer Science (PK-2)
➡️ Tiny Techies (PK-2)
➡️ Waterworks: Engineering and Investigating the Properties of Water (PK-2)
Click HERE to apply today!
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